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Oliver Wang, PhD, is the man behind the popular soul and hip-hop blog Soul Sides. He’s also a professor at the California State University at Long Beach, and a long-time club and radio DJ (as DJ O-Dub). He recently produced the second of a series of CD compilations of classic soul: “Soul Sides Volume Two: The Covers.” It collects classic and contemporary cover tunes by soul artists both well known (Al Green performing the Beatles “I Wanna Hold Your Hand”) and more obscure (Bill Withers’ classic “Kissing My Love” performed by Spanky Wilson). We discuss a few of the tracks with Dr. Wang as well as his new career in academe.
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